12:05 AM,
Oct. 15, 2013

The mighty Clemson Tigers ? even their mascot ? stand tall in Death Valley. The last time visiting FSU won here: 2001.

Written by

Corey Clark
| Tallahassee Democrat

Jameis Winston was 7 years old the last time a Florida State football team won at Clemson.

Not since a 14th-ranked FSU team, led by a freshman quarterback named Chris Rix, put up 41 points in 2001 have the Seminoles walked out of Death Valley victorious.

"It's been 12 years?" Florida State linebacker Telvin Smith said when asked about the drought. "Oh, man. That's crazy. ... You're going to make me say that to the team. That's something that I'm going to bring up - 12 years." ...